papayo
Spanish, noun/paˈpaʝo/
papayo is spelled P-A-P-A-Y-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish, the 178,154th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papayo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “papaya tree, pawpaw tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Carica papaya) Arbusto tropical de la familia de las caricáceas, posiblemente mesoamericano, de tronco…”.
What does papayo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepapaya tree, pawpaw tree
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Carica papaya) Arbusto tropical de la familia de las caricáceas, posiblemente mesoamericano, de tronco fibroso sin ramas que alcanza los dos metros y medio, con látex espeso que ha sido empleado para ablandar carnes, coronado por follaje circular de hojas palmeadas. 2. Fruto comestible del papayo₁, con forma ovoide de entre 20 y 40 cm de alto, textura blanda, piel fina por lo general de color amarillento al madurar, pulpa carnosa de textura suave color naranja, y fresco sabor dulce. Contiene en su centro hueco abundantes semillas de color negro, redondeadas y encerradas en una baba transparente, generalmente no comestibles, aunque con propiedades laxantes. 3. Planta parecida a la palmera, que se cría en las Molucas. 4. Hombre de poca inteligencia o voluntad, tardo o torpe.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of papayo
- papayos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papayo?
- /paˈpaʝo/
- [paˈpa.ʝo]
- [paˈpaʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to papayo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is papayo in Spanish?
papayo appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).